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Thursday, 31 May 2012

I know that Graze boxes have been
around for a while, but I've never mentioned them on here before and
thought it was about time I bigged them up!

I found out about Graze
through Twitter after a few of my friends had tried graze boxes and
loved them. I got a code for a free box so there was no reason not to
try it out!

Basically you sign up online, they send you a box which contains 4
smaller sealed sections containing different healthy snacks. You can
"bin" any boxes you wouldn't want to receive, but I stayed open minded
to start with so I could try everything!

This is the selection I received at work today: Boston Baguettes
with BBQ Sauce, Fruit & Nut Case, Fruit & Seed Flapjacks and
Hickory Smoked Nuts & Seeds. I LOVE these flapjacks. The boxes are
sent first class through Royal Mail and arrive just in time for my
morning break, so these are the first thing to be opened! I like the
nuts and seeds too but haven't tried the baguettes yet.

Each time you get a box, you are sent an email so you can rate your
selection either "Bin", "Try", "Like" or "Love" and this helps them
decide what to send you in future.You also get a handy leaflet that
tells you all the nutritional information for the snacks in your box,
highlighting any key facts like low calorie or high fibre snacks. All
the snacks are suitable for vegetarians and any vegans or coeliacs can
easily remove items which are unsuitable. Graze give you pointers for
this in their FAQ.

Boxes can be stopped at any time or you can easily set them to be
received when you want. I now get one box a month and I've whittled my
selection down to foods that I like or love.

Have you tried Graze boxes? Do you have any favourites?

If you haven't tried them, why not give it a shot? You can get a free box by entering voucher code BW9BHVJD at graze.com. Let me know what you think!

Monday, 28 May 2012

I am feeling happy, my skin is pink and I've eaten lots of ice-cream. It can only mean one thing...

I love summer, it's my favourite season of the year! Everyone is so much
happier when the sun is shining and everyone seems to go out and about
and do lots more. I can't tell you how many of my friends posted
pictures from the beach or a BBQ this weekend!
I am a "cold-tattie", someone who feels the cold pretty much all the
time so this weekend caused a lot of wardrobe confusion. What do I wear
when it's hot? Where are my summer clothes?

I knew I bought lots of summer clothes but they were buried under all
the autumn--winter-spring ones (which is pretty much the other season
in my wardrobe!), but I found them! I would show you the amazing outfit I
put together, but from the neck up I looked awful thanks to the cold :(
The red nose, streaming eyes and awful skin and hair did not match up
to the outfit! I hate being ill :(

Some other ace stuff happened this weekend too!

I got my very first Blythe doll! I ordered her from New Zealand and
had to be patient while she went through customs (and then had to pay
the charges) but she's here! I've no idea what to call her, if it
doesn't hit me instantly it takes forever to name anything. If you have
any suggestions, let me know!

I made her a little summery dress too! I flew by the seat of my pants on
this one, making a pattern from the dress she has and using some
vintage fabric my Mum gave me, but it worked out pretty well! (Note:
Sewing for dolls is much more difficult than for humans!)
I also got the Womble I won from Armstrongs! If you are ever in Edinburgh you have to check this shop out, it is PACKED with all sorts of vintage clothing and accessories for men and women!

My May 1st anniversary edition Glossybox arrived complete with balloon
and branded mirror. I'll probably do a separate post on that though once
I've tried to the products out.
I got this amazing mirror necklace from Avon in the sale cos I was
looking for something longer and I love it (plus you can check yourself
on the go!)

And finally, this just made me smile! My brother used to have this
He-Man figure when he was little and he also had a matching Skeletor
where they hit each other in the chest and it rolls around to show
dents. He found one during the week and quickly adopted Barney his
guinea pig as the new Battle Cat!

Thursday, 17 May 2012

I've been so busy getting on with my new vintage shop I totally forgot to tell you all about Free Comic Book Day!

I had no idea such a thing existed until I heard about it through
friends on Twitter. This is what I love about Twitter, learning about
things you would never have heard about otherwise, from people you
haven't always met!

So Saturday May 5th was the day and I headed to local comic book store Asylum,
to see what the story was. My friends Paul & Lyn were there already
so explained it to me. I thought you'd get a free comic book for each
one you bought or something, but there were just piles of comics you
could pick from! You could take as many or as little as you like, but
only one copy of each comic and in exchange you make a donation to their
chosen local charity, Cosseted Critters.

So I got this haul and that wasn't even them all! (that rhymes!)
The next Free Comic Book Day is on May 4th 2013 and you should
definitely check it out! I'm pretty new to comic books so it's a great
way to have a look at some and see what kind of ones you might like!

I also got caught up to date with my Avengers Prelude: Fury's Big Week series and got the first of the AVX Vs series.

Which leads me very smoothly to my other Avengers purchase, Hulk's
Helicarrier Breakout Lego set! It took me no time at all to build it
because I was in some sort of Lego building trance!

There's lots of cool moving parts to play with, but it has to go back in
it's box just now because I don't have space to display it and I don't
want any of it to get lost!
Did you visit your local store for Free Comic Book Day?

Saturday, 12 May 2012

Twentythreetwo Whimsy
was born from my love of all things fun and playful! I grew up in the
80s and 90s, although I'm still (and probably always will be!) very much
a Peter Pan at heart!

I get family members asking "Are you not too old for that?", and I always answer "You're never too old to have fun!"

The definition of whimsy that I go by is "anything odd, extravagant,
playful or fanciful" and that's what I'll always aim to bring you. All
the items will be vintage and in good, pre-loved (or better) condition
and I'll be adding new things regularly!

So if you're a fan of vintage, whimsy or just a big kid at heart, I'd love if you'd come and have a look at my new shop!

Also, I know that lots of you are big fans of Bloglovin and I know that you have great taste so I've signed up! Click the image below to follow me!

Wednesday, 9 May 2012

It's Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee this year, that 60 years in the same job!

Hopefully
a lot of us will have fun plans for the Jubilee weekend (2nd–5th June
2012) and maybe a day or two off work to watch the event! What are your
plans? Mine will most definitely involve tea and cake and hopefully a
tiara!

Tuesday, 8 May 2012

Despite the dodgy weather, I've fancied a maxi skirt for a long time but
I'm pretty short and was worried they'd make me look frumpy, so I
always avoided them.

I'd seen this black maxi skirt in New Look so decided to try it on with a few things to see how I could wear it and really liked it paired with this blue rope strap vest.
I tucked the vest in and pulled it out a little. I tried putting my
long cardigan over the top, but that just made me look shapeless, so it
was back to the drawing board for cover-ups.

I bought this fab grey blazer to wear with blue jeans a white tee, and a grey & pink sweater and zebra bag in the sale. I think they're both sold out online but I got mine in store for £7 and £6.

I also found the floral jacket from my last post in store and tried it on with the green jeans but it just didn't suit me :(

My next stop was H&M. By this time I was in a rush so just started grabbing random stuff off the rails to try on!

I bought three vests to go with my maxi skirt. One was just a plain
black one and the other two are similar to the style of the one shown
but in the creamy leopard print pattern and the print with little
multi-coloured cheetahs all over it! I can't give you links because the
tops don't seem to be on the H&M site. I really wish they'd put a search on there too cos it's a nightmare to find things!

I think I've also solved my cover-up problems with this denim jacket. It kinda dresses it all down and because of the length it doesn't look shapeless. The final touch will be this nail polish in "Chicaboomboom" which is a totally popping bright orange!

Do you have any tips for what I could wear with my maxi skirt? What's on your shopping list for this month?

Thursday, 3 May 2012

New Look is one of my
"go to" shops for clothes cos they always have current, funky stuff in a
size that fits and is comfy! Their prices are also really good and you
can pick up some good bargains in their sales! What's your favourite clothes shops?

I am a big fan of
coloured jeans, which is amazing considering I lived in black jeans
until about a year ago! The green jeans look amazing with that jacket
but it's nowhere to be seen on the site :( I've seen a few floral
jackets lately though so it shouldn't be to hard to find an alternative.

The bikini top and
spike earrings appeal to my rocker side and I've ordered a fake leather
full skirt which I think will go amazingly well with this white lace
vest tucked in and some sexy heels!